Department of Theology and Religious Education, De La Salle University, Manila 1004, Philippines.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Jun 27;44(2):e306-e307. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab223.
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to Indigenous Peoples (IPs) around the world. In a recent correspondence, the author explores the vulnerabilities at the local level during COVID-19. IPs experience a high degree of socio-economic marginalization and are at disproportionate risk in public health emergencies, becoming even more vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to factors such as their lack of access to effective monitoring and early-warning systems, and adequate health and social services. This correspondence calls for a 'multisectoral strategy of intervention' and a 'preferential option for the indigenous peoples' during this global pandemic.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对全球土著人民（IPs）构成严重威胁。在最近的一封通信中，作者探讨了 COVID-19 期间当地一级的脆弱性。土著人民经历高度的社会经济边缘化，在公共卫生紧急情况下处于不成比例的风险之中，由于缺乏有效的监测和预警系统以及足够的卫生和社会服务等因素，他们在 COVID-19 大流行期间变得更加脆弱。这封通信呼吁在这场全球大流行期间采取“多部门干预战略”和“优先选择土著人民”。
